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Cornish vs Morrisville vs Newfields
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 54).
Morrisville has the most renters (47.5% rent).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornish | Morrisville | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
2,664Highest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
45.3±6 16% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornish and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.6%±5.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Morrisville and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2k 14% above U.S. |
$68,240±$15kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69k 11% below U.S. |
$276,300±$20kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,289±$116 9% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796 86% above U.S. |
$4,542Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±15.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Morrisville and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
52.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cornish School District | — | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.